and effective patient care has been to mandate nurse staffing ratios. In 1999 California became the first state to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. California is not the only state to enact minimum nurse staffing ratios for hospitals‚ over the past four years at least eighteen other states have considered legislation regarding nurse staffing in hospitals. Policymakers are forced to consider alternatives to nurses ratios due to nurse shortages. Whether minimum staffing ratios will
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Evolution of Male Nurses in the Army Nursing was often considered to be a profession dominated by females. There were strong stereotype that promoted ideas about profession and gender type. Men that were nurses often face assumptions based on their jobs. In fact‚ male nurses have existed in the United States for nearly as long as female nurses. Prior to the early 1900s‚ men dominated the field of nursing. In fact during wars prior to 1900’s‚ men serving as frontline nurses‚ while female nurses were restricted
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nursing students in school is a catalyst for nurse burn-out in hospitals that are already short staffed. The United States is hiring more and more foreign trained nurses. These nurses are filling many vacancies‚ many in less attractive areas and there is a marked difference in their educational level compared to their American counterparts. Both of these traits are impressive in trying to alleviate a nursing shortage. Research suggests that hiring foreign nurses is beneficial because of their ability to
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Nurse Manager Paper NUR 4301 Nursing Seminar The nurse manager I selected to interview is a Baccalaureate degree nurse and has attended several in-house training sessions related to her position within the hospital. She attended Lenoir Rhyne University to obtain her BSN and has been employed with the institution for 13 years and has been in nursing for nearly 20 years. She is currently certified as a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and is also a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. The Hospital
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The Nurse and Her Ways The nurse is the character I have chosen from the novel The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The Nurse was the right pick because she is always very sneaky and doing her own thing. Yet‚ the Capulet’s trust her but she is willing to go against them to help out her friend‚ Juliet. I would describe the nurse as trustworthy‚ rude sometimes‚ and inspired. She shows that in times of dependability‚ she assists Juliet in interacting with Romeo throughout the
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continuous vital sign monitor and obtain a hand off report from the operating room nurse as well as the Anesthesia nurse. The handoff report includes the demographics of the patient‚ what surgery was performed‚ what medications were given‚ the vital signs of the patient throughout surgery‚ and how the patient tolerated things during surgery. Before the operating room nurse and the anastia nurse leave the PACU nurse must ensure that the patient meets the criteria to be in PACU.Those criteria include
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Nurse Practice Act Samantha Kelly NSG/320 November 21‚ 2011 Jen Millar University of Phoenix Nurse Practice Act The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) is the body of California law that mandates the Board to set out the scope of practice and responsibilities for RNs. The Practice Act is located in the California Business and Professions Code starting with Section 2700. Regulations that specify the implementation of the law appear in the California Code of Regulations ("Board
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Running head: SYSTEM OF INQUIRY PAPER System of Inquiry Paper Wendell A. Garcia University of Phoenix March 18‚ 2008 American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nurses Ethics is an integral part of the foundation of nursing. Nursing has a distinguished history of concern for the welfare of the sick‚ injured‚ and vulnerable and for social justice. This concern is embodied in the provision of nursing care to individuals and the community. Nursing encompasses the prevention of
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Title: A Nurse Evaluation and Outcome at a Kaiser Permanente Hospital Andre Bagramyan California State University Northridge Abstract Through the participation in the clinical setting of the Woodland Hills Kaiser Permanente Intensive Care Unit the writer has been involved with the members of this unit to develop and assess the roles of a leader. The focus of this paper is to analyze the evaluation of a nurse on the unit and the outcomes form the meeting. At Kaiser Permanente of Woodland
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Assessment June 14‚ 2008 Abstract In order to deliver nursing care to different cultures‚ nurses are expected to understand and provide culturally competent health care to diverse individuals. Culturally competent care is tailored to the specific needs of each client‚ while incorporating the individual’s beliefs and values (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2006‚ p. 90). By being culturally competent‚ nurses are able to help improve health outcomes by using cultural knowledge and specific skills in selecting
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